Thursday, February 13, 2014

Brush Prairie Dog Park: Meeting a "Party Poodle"

It was party time at the Brush Prairie Dog Park. She was
only 6 months old and really wanted to play. She didn't have a lot of smarts
because she would go up to aggressive dogs and bounce around. And, she had
unusual coloring. She was spotted! Imagine a spotted poodle. She was cute, but
annoying. I just wanted to sniff around.

This is an older version of the "Party Poodle" I met.

But I kept thinking about this "Party Girl." What
were Party Poodles, anyway? Well, this one acted like a Party Girl but, as I
learned, the term was actually Parti.
The Canine Horizons website
explained:

Historically the parti
color was common in Poodles. It wasn't until around the turn of the Twentith
Century that for some unknown reason Poodle clubs disqualified the parti
color.However, multi-colored Poodles
are currently experiencing a strong comeback in the U.S. and can be shown in
conformation classes in the United Kennel Club.Partis can also be registered with the American Kennel Club and shown in
all classes *except* conformation.

Then I went to Pinterest
and saw all sorts of Parti Poodles! They look like regular dogs except they
have poodle fur, conformation and bounce around like poodles. They seem to be
full sized. I read more and found that they breed these colors on purpose.

Anyway, the Parti Poodle I met was a cutie for sure. I didn't
have my camera with me or I would have taken a photo. So I'll have to rely on
the Internet to show you what I saw.